Lubbock Republican Reps. John Frullo and Charles Perry have signed on as coauthors of HB 15, which requires abortion providers show a sonogram preformed 24 to 72 hours before the procedure to women whose lives are not in danger.

House Speaker Joe Straus said Monday’s caucus vote overwhelmingly favoring his keeping the House leadership post “wasn’t a change,” and hours later neither Lubbock representative had changed their minds.

The battle for Texas House Speaker is going to be "closer than people think it is," Rep.-Elect Charles Perry said earlier this week, and praised the public participation in the typically insider battle. But Sen. Robert Duncan, R-Lubbock, said outside pressure to change Senate rules would go nowhere.